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Spot on. Witness Holyfield started most games and had the first few carries then in comes Swift!
Based on 247 listings and reported speeds (not all have) id think the list could look like:
Lightning backs:
Thunder backs:
I put Tank BJ in Thunder due to i think they are lean for 6’0 and have frames that could add. (KMac doesnt make Thunder as much of a priority in this class)
Give me 2 of the top 5-6 combining both categories and id be good with the class.
Was told staff defines that Thunder back as 220+. Based on that, completely changes your list.
If 220 is the line, looks like only one in this class, Milton, fits the bill. (KMac checked in at 218 on 247 so he might not be one either, haha).
Id suspect the 220 is what the staff can project on a kid once in a college program without it effecting his abilities (KMac, Zeus who only a mere 210 on 247). So yes my list could and probably is off but not necessarily completely.
(Swift was listed 222 but is considered a “lightning” back. Holyfield, opposite, was listed at 207 but def not a “lightning back”)
Correct who they think will easily carry 220+ and not lose explosiveness. Milton, McGowan, & Lee are the top targets there as I understand it.
Milton has been and continues to be the #1 overall target.
They also expect K-Mac to play at 230-240.
Are you suggesting that Cook wasn't a thunder back?
I believe Swift is at 207 now. Holyfield played at 218, 216 at combine. Also didn’t see the field until his third year.
Ty Davis was #1 thunderback target last year. Walks around at 230 ish with 4.5 40. That’s the prototype if you will.
Cook would be lighting for sure and IMO as far from a thunder back as anyone currently on the roster.
he was using the sarcastic font
You didn't catch the sarcasm
This is talking about RBs that we recruited together in the same class. Swift was the only back we took in 2017. Holyfield was 2016.
Ah, misunderstood the intent. Thought they were just referencing great pairs, not when we got two good backs in a class
Who’s more likely to be a dawg in yalls opinion evans or Milton?
ATM Milton. If I could only take one I'd take Evans. He'll be 215-225 before he ever carries the ball in college. Milton will struggle to stay at a weight where he has break away speed (think tae crowder).
How are you defining break away speed? I think staff wants a guy who will avg. 5+ YPC, capable of imposing his will, that can haul off a 40 yard run at any time. I don’t think Milton will be breaking 60+ yard runs consistently, but also don’t think we’ll need that from him.
I also don’t think this has to be an either or situation when it comes to RBs.
If we get beat for a target, I’ve never hesitated in saying that we lost straight up. There’s a reason every UGA affiliated intel dropper missed on Lloyd, leading up to the day he chose sc. Theres a reason we haven’t seen a flood of offers going out. There’s a reason today’s recruits call UGA RBU. There’s a reason Lloyd himself recently said UGA was the “perfect place” for an RB and chose another school that caught the industry off guard. Things are in a really good place for Dell right now.